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;emt)led st ssed to !Le ;ration the ionourab:e . I imprison• igland, !or F Law." Idermen-- - rJ. Shaw, I the HOC' ter having Main 11%0' or for one impressed vhich their earnest is riously tell ply to loss told them raordinarl here were ;his--that t freemen , be to per' England• F our Con" ghts,were :he people h flip 100 ,hy—they ration Ws ait to a 11 : itry stood . !ern 10 aet ble. The could not When tho vish waste I insult t° be left in an Hon• who had ed a gOO I at ion, bu t Majesty ; he wool" maid they les mock' vas leak?' Imps Ins" most :rationin for,. n that 0 1 question, .ement of addressed enied the wr aitting imed that freemen: !d, that If calf of Oa half that imprisory f a stori antryfniaa that th. lent, Jo" te did 1 3 _ 0 ! to Ho° 6 - Est of the is head - ' Jvocatiog ate of the 'gunge of ose lag" - cla' ° for the d t,e tva s hogt he as worti/ fornii o v Of lb° h other nd sw ay he we re le wwo ld - try "'e ll abuse s i nions position ? leigh, 111 , Englan'', atneVt• fic P ) f short" :itne an, 1136 ' „ p i 3 ce r obcY had a otl ,- s peech', ouse ot sober this dal , n ; but I would anioug the 1107 E slain; ten to a id l yea will if you Jilt and law 01 >astiles , md the speech ,on, as Mr. F. ons t° in Coll, id, and Livery lutions t o the; IS, and j bee n was at . arm public Mind that the Livery were aattated by selfish me _ tives. He would take a review of the situation of the country for some years past, as it had been con-_ ' , lidered by some of the most eminent men, and most virtuous characters of the day. In the first place, he should consider the nature and institutiou of Parlia : naents. The use of the House of Corns - non& - Was _to protect The people in the enjoyment of then lives, . liberties, and property. In the language of Mr. Burke, • expressed both in his speeches and in pamphlets, " that it was owing to the corruption of Parliament that all the evils which the People complained of -. 1 arose that the House of Commons, which was in fended as a barrier against the encroachments of the Crown, was mada in point of fact accessary to the * Crown." ln illustrating what the H ouse of. Corn - rnons should he he would take the authority of • venerable characters—of my Lord Somers, who stated that -the House of Commons, .which ought to - be the guardians Of the rights•and privileges of the people, and Controul the Ministers, were not se— that the laxity of the House re this resoed called . forth his regret. The - duty of Parliament, there fore was to proteel the rights of the people, and the Bill of Rights authorised toeapply there for a redress of all their grievances. What was the conduct of . this branch of the Legislature ? Dare the people ex press their disapprobation of their conduct without . ' endangering their lives and - lib: rtes ? Lord Hale very justly said, that the country was in that state in consequenee, that the people were without re- ltedy, and indeed. without hope. Mr: W. then re ferred back to the 'history of this country for 40 .. Years, to shesv that corruption had gradoally been gaining ground, and that the House eas not ipfal lible; that the people had a tight o f 'i nv e st i gating • - their condu4, as much as' they had the right of im-. Posing great and heavy* burthens, under the name of taxes. It wag not a little extraordinary that the Mouse of Commns, which refused to inquire into' the bad conduct of the Ministers of, the Crowe., should come forward and take steps to protect its Own dignity. Where was its dignity when they turned a deaf ear to the charges against two Mt sisters for buying and selling seats ? Was it not a little'singular that these a w:Ministers,,at the head of upwards of one hundred placemen and pen sioners, should turn round to support the honour and charatler of the House; that they should ex clude the people from the Inquiry into the Wal cheren Expedition, when they did not think it necessary ,so to do, when -the Inquiry into the l conduer of the son-of their monarch was on foot. As a farther insult to this degraded Country, they have' promoted Mr. Yorke after givib g him the - Tellership of the Exchequer, to a high and osten-.' sible situation, 'after he had been . indignantly r e - JeEted by hi s C onst i tuents . Yet these Gentlemen in the House of Commons told' the People 'that !bey were insulted by petitioning. A great deal had been said . about the necessity of unanimity ; to ' those wh o b aw l e d out f or unan i mity when danger approached, and when - so much was to be .feared from the enemy, he would apply to point out any Public tneasure which could juStify such a calr.---7. There were many around him who could answer h4 l3 , —{alluding, to three of the City Members.}--- -tlere was nothing to be seen but multiplied crimes and errors, and yerto Ministers confidence must be, given. For the la s t 40 y ears , muc h h a d b tett said ~,I n the 'Minority in Parliam ent o f th e necessity of lleform. Mr. Pitt told the People that nothing good • ot 1 1(..1 be. ofuained i n P ar li ament unt il et Reform took k l3 ce,, - - - a change of Mini s t r y world (to no g ood._ I ' , fox decltua4 that. lie would not take office Iv ithout . a radi ca l R e f orm. L or d C hat h am enter taineA similar sentiments. It was in v4in to put up ‘rth the delusion--a change-of ,me n was o f ne.use; lOe syste m was bail, and with ou t a R e f orm i n that, at let .e,ood co ;id be expected. Thena was no chance . Of • .1 SatisfadiOn to the coquory without it. Having !le at some length on this favourite topic, and !le necessity of Parliament exerting its authority in ..h . eckin g abuses in PublicD.elinquents, he concluded with givipg his suppott to the Resolutions. • • Mr. TH-MPSON adverting to the asserti on o f an ,Pri.iNient ! Member the pre ce di ng even i ng i n t h e H ouse ! 3 ' Commons, said, ‘` that there was a party rising the country which n ought to be crushed." This i l ould have emanated from no other thamone of the the Faction. He recommended to t 'e Lively to keep within the pale of the Constitu 7, , I ° l l, but to act with energy, and bid the Faction de .l'ance. He noticed an observation made by- a Metn• er,--that, according to the opinion of another, there 4 ' v ere not more than eight honest men in the House; r r id • Consequently all the rest. most be rogues—at hich there was a laugh. 'Would not, he observed, •4°nourable men have felt their indignation roused at I t 'ch a charge, instead of treating it with jocularity ?‘ business of the day was of great importance— ti9thiog less than to recover. of th e N orman i nva d ers te lost.rights of the country ; and that was to be 11urected only by getting rid of t h e B orou gh-F act i on. o th si..!es. of the House, in the opinion of this Gen tetTlan, were badthe Opposition were as vile lo ts as the MinistrY—the change to Grenville, or .Y p r e, or Ward, who so f oo li s hly move d to reject t h e a e tition from the Electors of Westminster, was of no } t a il --they fiad all their plans, and gave their ad ilereats a holiday; he rejoiced that I.llx.Whitbread ttl come forward, as th e pe o pl e wou ld h ave an oppor v,t'ity ot judgin g Of their tneriei; they, like Mr. tt,liad iimir deco ducks. He cautioned the m f rom trust -41 any man, or set of men, dibless they systernati th Y Opposed all corrupfMeasures2.. .Reform was a ll 4s at was desired, it was essential to the King as veil ti le People. Adverting to the enforcement of the zPeaker's W arrant, i t called to his mind the ba se . Icl cruel murder committed by the. King's Lite t lt tlr ds, who never fought a battle, but against an f o la rtiled mob. A reward of 5001. had been Offered th r the apprehension of the person who tired a shot a r() ligh the bat of Ensign Cowell, and he hoped. o ti c d trusted that when the re i .oftnf the Committee ploquiry should be made of the murder alluded to, rat a suitable reward would be offtred - for the ap rireheoston of the soldier who fired a shot through urged heart of a beloved citizen.—Tits Gentleman u r ged the'necessity of rallying round the Constitu- ' trl ( n.) and made some observations upon the com- Itt ilvot of Gale Jones and Sir F. Burdett to prison. ti • w • • ADDINGTON made a few obsepations upon ' t ie illegality o f t h e procee4ings of the Hous e o f c " rt 'ons ;- but the sense of the Livery being Ad er,'e - to h ear i ng to him, lie at leni.,ith ta tired. tiecthe Resolutions were then severally put and car- Mr. QUIN thought, that after the Many able ar , guments they had heard to prove that -which hardly required an argument at all, it was not necessary for him to detain them tong. He Came forward not-to speak against that monstrous system of undefined privilege which bad:been so justly condemned, •but be came forward for those worthy and able men who bad just addressed them, to read to the meeting a Petition to the Honourable House of .Commons. They would perceive a line of-distinction drawn be , tween the Resolutions they had just heard, , and the Petition he was about to.read. He would give them the reason for such a distinction: The Petition fbm the Freeholders of Middlesex had • been last rejected by the -House of Commons. It 'had been rejected because it was not couched in proper terms of respect, not because the allegations contained in it were untrue. -It was rejected because truth had not a gentleman usher to introduce him to the House, and because he was not_ trimly dressed in a courtly garb. They had endeavoured to avoid giving the s House cause t o re j ect t h e i r P et i t i on on such grounds. 'Theirs they had strove to give the true Corinthian polish. The Petition was then read. Mr. Quip; then moved, - that the Petition should be signed by two Aldermen and twelve. Liverymen, and that their Representatives, H. C. Combe, Sir W. Curtis, Sir J. Shaw, and Sir C. Price, should be instructed to present it to the House of Commons. Sir W. Curtis considered it to be his duty to pre. sent it, which. he hoped he should always' he.rea,dy to perform, . . . Mr. Alderman 'COMBE thought it unnecessary to address the meeting at lend): On two points they must wish to know the sentiments of their Consti toents,, namely, the subject of Parliamentary Re, form,.and the Speaker's - Warrant. With respect to the former, .he had 'to state that in 1793 he was one of a Society called the Friends of the People, who petitioned for a Reform -in the Representation of the. People. It would be arrogance in him tOiake upon himself to decide upon the legality of the Speaker's Warrant ; hitt he must shy he should have preferred proceeding by common law. He should always think it hisAuty to make everfetibrt to obey his Constituents, and when - he could .not do: so, be would resign. his seat: Sir C. PRICE and Sir J. SHAW severally addressed the Livery, stating their readiness to present the Pe tition, but declining as we understood, to support it. The noise and clamour, however, which prevaded the Hall while they were sp'eziking, precluded the possibility of collecting their words with ptetision. The question respecting the petition was theh put and carried. Mr. WAITIIMAN moved the thanks of the Meet, .ing to Mr. Alderman Combe. He was sorry he could not mention oth er names, but be bad to , 'form them of something relating to one of their RepresentatiVes. As, however, he could not vouch for the truth of what he had to mention, he would merely bsk him, before his constituents, if he had not absented himself from the House on every divi sion, on the plea heAth, till the night ov. which the Walcheren question was to be decided, when he not only , made shift to be there, but to" remain 'there all night till the — division took place,, which - was not till seven in the morning. .Sir Cuturis defended his past condual, praised Lord Chatham,. as also tlgi policy of the late exPe . ditian ; but it was impossible. from the Cries of '‘,ol/, 'oil, - to bear distinctly what he said,- _ The queeiOn for giving the Thanks of the Meet -ing to Mr. Alderman Combe, was then put and carried. Mr. WAITHMAN observed, that the question which he had put; though it might apply to the eouciuta of more than one of their Representatives, related not to the condo& of Sir W. Curtis, but,to that of Sir C. Price. • Alder Man COMBE returned thniks for the hoilour he had received. , PRICE stated that to be .the first - -time tnat ever an individual had so come forward to cdll upon a Member of Parliament to account tur his conduot. —[Here the continued cries of Off, off, tto. rendei ed it impossible for him to proCeed,]. The LORD MAYOR reminded them that their own credit and the honour of the City required of them a patient hearing. • Sir C. , PRICE thought, as a Member of Parliament, he ought-to he - heard. He would state the truth and nOthing‘but the truth. A " dark assassin" - had come forwiird and endeavoured to stab hitn in his charaeler. He did not put • himself in competition with Mr. Waltham ; he held himself above him.— Mr. Waithman had put himself abovj the Lord Mayor, in coming forward and calling on them for silence. He did not know that he as i liveryman had a right so to do.- He had never tbsented him- self from — the House of Commons but when his health or necessity compelled him to do so. If the Walcheren I nquiry could come over again, he would vofe as he did before. Sir J. SHAW spoke, but could not be heard. Mr. QUIN observed, a ditrerencT of opinion hal existed with respeal to two Gentlemen who had been introduced to the no:ice of the Livery. He would introduce a third to restore hartnohy. He then moved--That the Thanks of the Meeting should be given to the Lord Mayor, for his condt•6l as Chief Magistrate, aad for his endeavours to pre serve the peace of the City without the assistance of the military. • The moti , n being carried, the Lord Mayor re turned thank 4. . Mr. RAVEL!, propbseil that the Thanks of - the Meeting-shouid be given to the Sheriffs for their good condo& and exertions to preserve the peace of the City, without the aid of the Military, Mr. Sheriff7WooD gave the Meeting an accoun t of his conduct. He had endeavoured stedfastly to perform his duty, and merit their approbation. He expected that his going in State t o th e ToWei would call forth many. charges and insinuations against him in certain Newspapers. He was not deceived ; but charged with. such .a mission to Sir Francis, he considered the carrying of it to the Tower as a con tinuation of the Meeting, and going in State what he owed.qn. respect to the Freeholders of Middlesex. He concluded by saying, that as he owed the same respect to ,the, Livery, when he carried their address to Sir Francis, he ihauld again, go in State to the Toven Mr. Sheriff ATKINS had ever endeavoured honest ly tu diicharge his duty. He took no merit tO him self for hisendeavours to preserve - the peace without 'the assistance of 114' all the praise Wa . S to the Chief iVl4strate.-Thono-b in some instanc.S, he might be s o unfortunate as to differ from them, yet, considering himself as their Minister, he had never stepped: either .to the right or to the left, but had uniformly endeavoured to ad fairly between - man and man. He would never be tray his trust ; but, as he admitted, that others who differed from him [night be right, he hoped they would think with him, that every man ought to be permitted to enjoy his own opinions. What ever his worthy Colleague might think, be could not see the prOpriety of going in State to carry an ad dress to anyindivsicitU, however highly he might be respe6ted. He did not think any- individual could be entitled to the' same respe6t they were Deedstorn ed to pay to the asseinbled Representatives of the . Country and the SoVereign on the Throne. He should be happy to obey their wishes in presenting their Address to Sir F. Burdett, but he wished to de cline going in State.—U-4ere a considerable tumntt arose, ad" Stale, State," was vociferated from all pat is of the HAll.—Mr. Sheriff Atkins, we un derstood, in the end, to decline going at all.] The IThatiks of the 'Meeting w e re t h en given to the Sheriffs, who returned Ahanks.. It was then moved that the Resolutions, &c. of the Meeting should beinserted in all the Morning' and Evening• PaperS, when a number of persons bawled out "N o P OST !" T he motion was cairied, and Meeting broke up. - CHESTER, MAY t. . . On Wednesday last Thomas - Brooke, Esq. of Church Minshull, High Sheriff.for this county, at tendtAl by his javelin men, proceeded froin the Fea thers Inn to meet his Majesty's Justices of As size, -R. DALLAS and F. Bt:Tor - sr, Esqrs. On Thursday their Lordships at tended Divine Service at the Cathedral; after which they proceeded to Court„ when the Grand Jury were sworn in,and the business commenced,' The Assizes not being concluded last night, we. must defer our report of the sentences until next week'. In the Inean, time we have to stare, that Yesterday morning the trial of Tho Mas Done, a Hannan, froM Runcorn, for the wilful murder of Betty Eckersley, at Lyon, came on. It laSted near five hours, when t,,e Jury returned a verdict 9f Guilty. —=Chief Justice DALLAS pronounced the aw ful sentc'nce of the law ; according to which he is to be executed to-morrow morning, and his body given to the SmrgeonsTor dis - seation. The Cuba was excessively crowded during the trial. On Tuesday the Mayor of Liverpool received front Colonel WILIIA3IS a requisiti-in, signed by sixty-dine persons, to call a Meeting of the Inha bitants, respelling . the confining of Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, of which the following is a copy : " 4 Liverpool, April 2c, 1810. " To four/ c,LARKE, Esq. Mayor. " We request yeti will convene a Meeting of the Inhabi tants of t:iis Town, to take into consideration the power which has been recently exercised by the Commons House of Parliament, and to adopt such legal and constitutional measures as they m?y think proper in defence of the person al rights of the Subjed, and the general interests of the State." . In answer-to which, the May or wrote t h e. follow-. ing- Fetter : , "SI R, '' ToWn-mall, May 2, 18 " I have the honqur.to acknowledge the icieipt of a letter delivered to me.by you; requesting that I would convene a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Town, to take into con sideration the poWer which, has been recently used by the COminotis House of Parliament, and to-adopt such legal and constitutional measurses as they may think proper in defence of the p.i.r ional rights of the subject, and the general interest of tile Sta.e. In reply to which, I beg leave to say, that under exist ing circumstances, I must decline calling such 'Meeting. " I have the honour to be, Sir, &c. &c. " 101-IN CLARKE, Ma3or. " George Willia ms , Esq."' 1 3 0XING.—About eighty amateurs, partook of a .stimptuous dinner, at Gregson's, in Holborn, • on May-day. In the evening the dinner party made up -a-sttbqeription purse of 20 guineas for a combat between.„Dogherty and Young Crib. The company adjourned to a convenient .roulti in thetNighbour -111)W; and ihe combatants soon after arrived With tlieir seconds, the celebrated. Cribb for his 'brother, and Richinan.for Dogherty, who backed hi mse lf f b r an extra ten guineas. Cribb received repeated 'hits, and his head. Was frightfully disfigured. The battle lased an hoar, when- Dogherty was declari-d the conquer-q, but not without having received some severe his. A second battle was fought foranother purse..of 20 guineas, subscribed by. t he-company be tween Richman and Powers. The fighters were honoured in the contest by two patrician srcundi, the one an honourable Baronet, for Richman, ,as_ sited by Cribb, and the other an amateur Colonel,, to whom .Gibbons -held, the bottle.=-Powers was beat in a gnarter of,an hour. Dutch Sam and Medley are to fight for 300 gui neas on the last day of this month. KNes THEATRE.—Mr. HARRISON'S annual con cert took place asst night in . the great room at this Theatre, and was attended by a very numerous and elegant audience, the due tribute to his professional' . talentp. The Orchestra,was tilled by the best Per formers, and led by Mr. WEICHSELL. The vocal department was ably sustained , by HARRISON, BART LEMAN, b BELLANIY,, Mrs. :ASHE, Mrs. BIANCHI, and Mrs. BILLINGTON. The entertainment in *ge neral was well selected, and there was a due fliiXr titre of vocal and instrumental excellence, the for mer of course predominant. Miss HArtarsoN and Miss E. HARRISON displayed considerable improve went since last year, in a duet for the Harp and Piano Forte, which they performed with great taste and skill. Mrs, -13ILLINGTON on this occasion gave Mad Bess fur the last time iu public, and seemed resolved to leavelt powerful impression of her talents on the audi , nce, by.the very admirable manner. in which s me snug this difficult air. ,She was also very im pressive in "As front the rower of sacred lays." A new song written by WALTER SCOTT, and composed by HottstAv, was sung with all that placid ekgance which dis!inguishes -the style of HArtaisoN. The whole of-the concert was higi:lyapplaudea„ . and se- vtral pi;ces were encored. DIPERLIL i).4l?LiziME'N7: HOUSE OF FEIDAY, MAY 4. The Conitnittee' of Privileges 'sat on tree burgh 'Peerage. . Sit Samuel Romilly_was. hears -tot 1. Ennis Keir,, Esq.' and Adam General Keir. - Further proceedings were appointed for Tues day next. • Earl 'GnosvENon stated, that in consequence of the absence of several Noble Lords who might wish to speak on the Reversion 11i11, 'he should postpone the discussion, which stood for this day, _to Thurs- Clay se'nnight. POOR CLERGY. Lord HOLLA ND nos iced 'the passage in the King's Spe'&ll whlcti in,truaed- Parliament to make pro visions for. the poorer Clergy, and gave notice of his intention to- make three m )tions on• the subjeat . :— First, for the amount of the FUnd of Queen Anne's Bounty ; secondly, .for the application . ; the amount of small ; and, !fourthly, for the number of Benefices in' free towns and corporations. The Noble. Lord intimated that his pbjed. was ro prove - that the por , r Clergy suffered by the emolu ments derived by the rich Clergy. - After some ob-ervations from the Bishopt of Cuterbury and London, :the Noble Lord's motion was fixed for Tuesday. Several Private 13,11 s werereceived from the CUrn in on s. o u med. --. • HOUSE OF COMMONS, - FRIDAY, MAY 4. LONDON DOCKS, Mr. H. BROWSE brought up the Report of the London-Dock Committee. _ - Mr: FL THORNTON expressed his disapprobation of the Bill; he wished that the consideraiion might be postponed. . . Mr. W. S&IiTH like% ise objeaed to the BiIN , and that on two ground. ; ist, that nothing of use was already done ; and f.).d, because it was mantlioning a system of moriop , :ly, 'which must be injurious, he WaS sure if the honourable Genteman opposite were acquainted witli particular fates, he would endea vour to - do it away. After a-few , Words the Amend ments were read and greed to, and . ordered to be enatosied. On the motion of . Mr. W. Pots- a copy of the Tenth Report •of the Commissioners for inquiring into the stale of the Gaols in Ireland was laid before, House. PRIVATE BILLS. The SPEAKt* called the atten lion. of the 'loose to the circumstance of persons who opposed Privaie Bills keeping .back their opposition until a few days of the report tieing made, though Bills have been, knok‘n to be three m on th s before 'the House, r o t h e ' great expence of the other parties, and which cir cuinstaiice woUld probably call for some regulation in the - ensuing Session. • ASSESSED TAXES. Mr. C..DUNDAS said, it was his intention to bring forward a motion-respecting the grievance and op preSsiun attending the colieetion of the Asses,ed Ta,xeS, which he delay-d, as he uudt..rstood the Chaucellur of the Exchequer had taken the subject Under ins cot siderattorL ,The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, be had before him a • Bill on the subject, which he would bring .forward without delay, and would recommend it to the House, if no other was pro posedruore likely to met the approbation of the House. Mr,; GRENFEL said he would wait until the Bill was introduCed, and if he did n o t approve of it, he would sub m it a motiofl to the House on the subjea. Me. TAYLOR gave notice that he would on Tues. chiy, the 22d, mo.4efor a Sele& Committee to ascer tain certain suits in the Court of Chancery.. SPAIN. A short conversation took place between Mr. Sheridan and the Chnicellor of the Exchequer,. re lative to Papers which were moved for respcq;'.: g the Campaign in Spain. It concluded by Air. She ridan's giving. notice .that, he would on Tucsd;ty next move fof additional Papers on 'that subject, CRIMINAL LAWS. Sir S. ROMILLY said, he rose for the purpose of moving tor a return of the males and females con- - victed of .capital offences in England and Wales for the last three years, the num* punished, and these enlarged, not including ,those committed for forge:-v and murder, as Abese.were crimes to which his Bid bad no reference; was 'important, to know tile fiO, as not less than 4000 had, been committed in - one year. Without any reference to his Bill, he con ceived it necessary that the House should be in pos session:of the information, for the purpose of know • ing the state of morality, ana the state of the po- - lice of the country. Information, ht: understood, on' the subject had been given by several Clerks of Assize, and he was of opinion' that there Could - be - no difficulty in obtaining it from the remainder. He deplored that his Bill on the subject of sealing in dwelling-houSes miscarried, but it did not appear that the House was decidedly against it, a 4 it wag lost only by a majority of two._ It did not appear to him that it was thrown our on its merits, but-be-, cause Gentletnen did not approve ot_ the doctrines he advanced. It was therefore his intention, early in the next Session, to move for leave to bring in' . a siMilir Bill. He expressed his concern that the subject should be considered a party question; and complained of the thin attendance of Members, when .the merits of the Bill were diteussed. It could not be said. that the subject was of little ini 'penance, as it Went to alter the Criminal' Law, whereby the lives ,of 7 or' 800 individuals were in- - volved. He concluded by Moving, - • " That an hUmble Address be presented to his Majesty, that hebe graciously pleased to order' to be laid before the House a Returp of the Males and •' Females committed to Gaol- in England and Wah.s, dtirin the years t 807, 1808., and 1809; distinguish ing the crimes for which they were committed, dis tinguishing the number discharged by pros lama= tion, and the number capitally convicted and ext.= cute-.i."- • Air. S( cretary RYDER! Said, he did' not rise to ob- ject to the mot on; as he agreed h th,; fioe. and Learned Gentleman that it was - proper to have evrl possible information on the sutject, k.fer). pains